"Doot Doot Plot" by the Hidden Cameras. "From Blown Speakers" by the New Pornographers. "You're So Damn Hot" by OK Go. "Sleeping Lessons" and "Australia" by the Shins. "Light and Day/Reach for the Sun" and "Section 12 (Hold Me Now)" by Polyphonic Spree. "New York City" by They Might Be Giants.

Polyphonic Spree is happy music in general. So are Peter, Bjorn, and John.

mid city team by the batsi am still in love with you by the rev. al greenreturn to hot chicken by yo la tengoanything on 69 love songs by magnetic fields, but in particular washington, d.c. and the luckiest guy on the lower east side. also when my boy walks down the street

oh just get yourself a copy of basement jaxx the singles - ass wiggling stridey goodness and you gotta have some goldfrapp and maybe that fat boy slim remix of groove armada - I see you baby, shaking that thing, shaking that thing ... ahem

I understand how individual the "cute or happy" feeling is, so I realize this list may anger and confuse some people. On the other hand, if the song clicks with the listener it can be instant access to cloud 9.

"Sweet and Dandy" - The Maytals (The Harder They Come soundtrack)

"Train to Skaville"- The Ethiopians

"Trash" - The New York Dolls

"Wear Your Love like Heaven" - Donovan

(in fact the first 3 songs from the album "A Gift from a Flower to a Garden")

"Taper Jean Girl" - Kings of Leon

"Panda" - Dungen (I have no idea what they are saying, but I like it that way.)

if you want something gorgeous and happy and wonderfully eccentric to listen to with yr kids, i strongly suggest a various artists compilation called fuzzy felt folk.it's delish. and i don't even have kids!

Oh, I like the song, Suddenly I See. Thanks to eebs for mentioning the singer's name. I've been listening and dancing 'round my room to Devotchka on myspace.com. Several of their songs are on the Little Miss Sunshine soundtrack.Oh! And Express Yourself by...looking it up...Charles Wright and the Watts...it's on itunes. Our four year old niece wildly expresses herself while listening to that song.